David Sales
Gastroenterology · Arlington Heights, ILNPI 1164412508
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $19,821 of the $22,258 with a category attached, or 89.0%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. at 49.6% of the total.
Across 114 payments — averaging $195.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$11K
- AbbVie$10K
- Johnson & Johnson$247
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$169
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$126
- UCB, Inc.$118
- plus $245 from 8 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $5226.88 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$26K
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH$34
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$19,82189%
- Travel & lodging$5803%
- Food & beverage$1,7968%
- Education$80%
- Gifts$530%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 25 | $11,036 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 33 | $10,317 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 18 | $247 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 6 | $169 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $126 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $118 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $57 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 4 | $41 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $31 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$22,258 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 787 gastroenterology providers in Illinois.
Other gastroenterology in Arlington Heights
- Willis ParsonsArlington Heights$153K
- David KimArlington Heights$119K
- David RubinChicago$1.5M
- Stephen HanauerChicago$1.4M
- Steven FlammChicago$1.3M
- Amar NaikDes Plaines$1.2M
- Darren BrennerChicago$1.1M
- Jonathan RosenbergGurnee$1M
- Daksesh PatelEvanston$745K
- Russell CohenChicago$690K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.